Kentucky Coffee Tree

Other Common Names/Trade Names: NoneScientific Name: Gymnocladus didicusBest Characteristics for Identification: Nested pores in latewood. Ring porous. Florescent under a black light.Uses: Limited to local lumber due to the infrequency that the tree is found.General Natural Range:Midwestern U.S. from Lake Michigan south to Arkansas and Oklahoma. East to West Virginia.Identical or Nearly Identical Species: NoneOther Species Easily Confused With: Honeylocust Means of Distinguishing Similar Species:Latewood pores in coffeetree are visible with a hand lens and are typically arranged in nested clusters. In honeylocust, pores are barely visible with a hand lens and are surrounded by confluent parenchyma.